Kim Shuckhart Gunns

Tacoma,Wa., WA, United States

About Kim Shuckhart Gunns

PNW Mixed Media & Informative Painter – Expressive Alla Prima Kim Shuckhart Gunns is an award winning artist, having shown in over a 100 juried art shows in the US and China The Yangzhou Art Museum. A member of SHA, PAL, COCA and past member of NWWS,PGA,RAL resides in Tacoma, WA. She was selected to do the Landfill.Org Hubcap Project, sending a (5ft x4ft) 1957 Dodge Lancer Hubcap mixed media art piece to PA. Her project was featured in a 6mo. exhibition at The Museum of Shenandoah Valley in Winchester, Virginia 2015. It now resides in a permanent collection in Pennsylvania and starting 2018(What Color is your Dream?) will exhibit for 2-3 yrs in 8 to 10 museums across the USA. In her colorful contemporary work, Kim compels the viewer to interact by stimulating thought and interpretation using impressionist and expressive abstract style. Her world of art resonates on bold color, direct strokes and creative imagination making one of a kind artwork in various mediums. She is known as the giving artist having helped raise funds for many clubs and non-profits through her art and devoted time. Her work has been purchased by area corporations and private collectors. What does she say about her art work? “My art is not meant to be real it’s only imagined,- the joy is in the creation, giving a visual experience for the eyes to absorb, the mind to ponder, the soul to linger and your thoughts to escape- forever–making a shared connection –with you!” My favorite is to begin the artwork boldly and to challenge myself to create the vision I dream of. Design and composition are important as I make my decisions. After studying the finished work from a distance I make any final changes, if it passes my liking only then will I sign it and enter shows. They remain in my private collection until I’m ready to release them for sale. The best is hearing from the buyers that they love it and it went to a good home. This past year has been a busy one having sold 15 pieces in 45 minutes at the Vision 20/20 show in Burien. There was an invitational All Star Show in Jan where some of my art on tiles sold. Feb-May I won an award at the Premier Gallery Show along with my art being featured for their upcoming calendar. April I sent 6 ROCO 6x6 works to Rochester, NY for a June show out of 7500 pieces in this show all 6 sold raising funds for the arts. Also in April Lakewood Artfest selected “The Southside” as a winner along with a nice cash prize. Feb-May was The PGA Group Show at the White Dove Gallery. I was asked to do a 3 mo. solo show there for the winter of Jan 2015&16.The MSV Museum Show in VA. (Second Time Around –The Hubcaps as Art) premiered in Sept with 450 in attendance the next weekend 2400 people came. 287 of the 1041 hubcaps were featured in this show of world artists I was proud to be a part of it. Arriving home I was invited to do a 3 mo. Solo Show for the City of Puyallup of course I said Yes! Two Solo shows at the same time? One in Abstracts and the other a mix of florals, landscapes, pets, and people it’s good to be busy! Now instead of hauling my art to shows this year I will be offering them directly to the buyer through online venues – direct from the artist to You! For prints I have my art listed on two Print on Demand websites Fine Art America (or Pixels.com) there you can get all sizes of prints, card, metal, canvas, prints, posters, I-phone covers as well as choosing your mat and frame and The Redbubble site (KSGFineArt.Com) also carries throw pillows, t- shirts, skirts, leggings, hoodies, tote bags and mugs too featuring my artwork. Many pillows and cell phone covers have already sold. (At this time All original artwork is sold through the artist only) Contact me through my e-mail listed. Please share my art websites with other art lovers and if you see something you like get it now! Support your local artists with lots of Red Dots! My new website is in the works and will have 2 videos about my process of creating. Thinking of buying a work? Get it now and enjoy some color in your life!

Education:

Art TCC,& Pierce College,10 yrs under the late Betty Mears watercolorist, PNW Art School, Formal Training figurative & oil under Melissa Weinman Studio.Self study and mentoring Carla O’Connor, Fred Oldfield, Gail Janes, Teresa Saia, Bob Burridge. Past workshops of influence Jean Pederson, Bev Jozwaik, Stella Canfield & Karen Knutson. Currently studying privately Solvent Free Oil Painting.

Events:

The Renton Art Show chose my latest Oil work 24x30 One with Nature for the Jurors Award. This piece is now showing at the WWSF fine art show through Sept.The Southside an award winner WC was selected for show at the COCA of Seattle and listed in their catalog book of Artists for 2017.
It was wonderful to receive an award for my abstract art piece Indy Girl from juror Catherine Gill of Seattle, who wrote the book Powerful Landscapes. She spoke on the wonderful design aspects, use of color and pattern in the piece.
Meanwhile I have 4 artworks at The WWSF show through Sept. Sold a horse artwork at Kimball Gallery in
Gig Harbor,WA. Took 2 workshops one in WC and one in figure drawing. I will be continuing live model drawing and painting for the next 7 months.Life of an artist forever learning and creating love it!

Exhibitions:

Announcing PNW Artist Kim Shuckhart Gunns
Landfill Art Project is selected for a 2-3 yr exhibition tour to about 8-10 museums, primarily in North America, beginning 2018. The selected work “ Many a Nights When” is made from a 1957 Dodge Lancer Hubcap into a 4 ft x 5 ft fine art wall hanging which also illuminates and resides in the Ken Marquis Landfillart.org collection in PA. It’s first showing debuted 2015 at The MSV Museum, Winchester , VA. in the exhibition” The Second Time Around : Hubcaps as Art.”
The upcoming 2017 exhibition “What Color is Your Dream?” is through Shirley Howarth of the Humanities Exchange and will be a playful and learning exhibition for children about recycling and creativity with found objects where 60 selected artists from 22 countries have transformed recycled, discarded, and abandoned hubcaps into unique and unusual works of art. Oversized cards of the artists works will be made for children to play and learn about recycling along with a guide about how the artist made their work.
The Humanities Exchange, founded in 1981, is a non-profit organization that serves as a advisory and source of information on international exhibition exchange and facilitates the touring of exhibitions among museums in Europe, Asia, Canada and the United States. It is dedicated to the international exchange and touring of museum exhibitions, and encouraging understanding and mutual respect among cultures around the world. Museum exhibition inquiries contact s.howarth@earthlink.net or Landfillart.org
Artist Kim Shuckhart Gunns contact: ksgfineart@gmail.com websites: KSGfineart.com
http://kim-shuckhart-gunns-.pixels.com/